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Mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses: uncommon location

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Arrué ,
M. Thorn Kany ,
E. Serrano ,
F. Lacroix ,
J. Percodani ,
E. Yardeni ,
J. J. Pessey  and
C. Manelfe
P. Arrué*
Affiliation:
Departments of Neuroradiology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
M. Thorn Kany
Affiliation:
Departments of Neuroradiology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
E. Serrano
Affiliation:
Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
F. Lacroix
Affiliation:
Departments of Neuroradiology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
J. Percodani
Affiliation:
Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
E. Yardeni
Affiliation:
Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
J. J. Pessey
Affiliation:
Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
C. Manelfe
Affiliation:
Departments of Neuroradiology, CHU Toulouse Rangueil, France.
*
Address for correspondence: P. Arrué, M.D., Department of Neuroradiology, CHU Rangueil, 1, avenue Jean Poulhes, 31403 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. Fax: (33) 5 61 32 24 92
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Abstract

Mucoceles are the most common lesions causing expansion of the paranasal sinuses. The sinuses most commonly involved are, in decreasing order of frequency, frontal sinus, ethmoid sinuses, maxillary sinus and sphenoid sinus. We reviewed 46 cases of surgically proven mucoceles and the purpose of this study was to report five cases of mucoceles in an uncommon location.

Keywords

Paranasal sinusesMucoceleTomographyX-ray computerMagnetic resonance imaging

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 9 , September 1998 , pp. 840 - 844
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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